Tag "Andre Schurrle"

Angel di Maria set up three goals and scored the fourth himself as Argentina beat Germany 4-2 in their friendly game Wednesday to get a small measure of revenge after losing to the host in the World Cup final in Brazil.The £59.7million Manchester United star‘s energy, creativity and wand of a left foot were put to devastating use.In the 20th [...]

John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses are not among Chelsea players listed for the London club's pre-season tour to Austria.Their omission is due to their involvement in Nigeria's 2014 World Cup campaign this summer.Like the Super Eagles duo, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois, Oscar, Ramires and Andre Schurrle have also all been omitted after their extended World Cup campaigns.Chelsea’s new [...]

There is no prize for guessing the choice of seven as against our usual choice of 10 for the memorable moments in this round of the World Cup.Yes, you are right. It’s about BRA7IL!Beaten, battered, bruised BrazilFor convenience sake (read lazy), the seven goals Brazil conceded in this game should have been the seven most memorable moments of the semifinal. [...]

Germany are through to the World Cup final after beating hosts Brazil 7-1 in one of the most extraordinary matches in the tournament's history.After conceding early on, Brazil proceeded to leak four goals in six minutes before the halftime whistle. Die Mannschaft scored twice more in the second half before Brazil managed a last-gasp consolation. Germany eventually won by the biggest [...]